CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. Where to go for breakdowns while gardening (7,4)

9. There’s room on the top in the ferryboat ticket office (5)

10. Code rum for orderliness (7) 11. A loud bull. Must have seen one (3)

12. Aphrodisiac cola demanded some praise (8)

15. Their beds have good points (6) 16. Some time ago, utility rooms contained this rodent (6)

19. Incas far away? Certainly from these people (8)

21. She’s not into sachets – it’s all part of the deception (3)

24. Why don’t we, reportedly, have a salad ingredient (7)

25. None of my friends are gems (5)

26. Getting pointed in the right direction needed with integration (11)

Down

2. Castle fortifications not done with in-house labour (7)

3. 52 needed to supply hands ... (4) 4. ... but deuces could corrupt (6) 5. It has many cures – do any work? (8)

6. The main trunk line? (5)

7. The female comes back angry (3) 8. Mile rip could endanger (7)

13. Soccer association returns with moralistic story. That’s nice! (7)

14. Break-in discovered in hospital?

(8)

17. Remove links with franchise? (7)

18. What you need to do with this answer (6)

20. It will turn round from Kilimanjaro to Rungwa game reserve (5)

22. The sound of a duck when it gets hot? What a laugh! (4)

23. A snake in the grass? No – It’s in the Christmas pudding (3)

Yesterday

Across: 1. Teak, 3. Spyglass, 9. Pigskin, 10. Testy, 11. Sleeping cars, 13. Roadie, 15. Hawser, 17. Sluggishness, 20. Alamo, 21. Air-drop, 22. Littered,

23. Vend.

Down: 1. Tapestry, 2. Algae, 4. Penang, 5. Gate crashers, 6. Absorbs, 7. Soya, 8. Skipping rope, 12. Crash pad, 14. At least, 16. Finale, 18. Eerie, 19. Fall.